(indieWIRE/3.27.2000) — The Academy Awards have been presented, with Sam Mendes‘”American Beauty” taking the award for Best Picture, along with 4 more Oscars, while Almodovar‘s “All About My Mother” won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. In the traditionally indie categories, Kevin Macdonald‘s “One Day in September” won the award for Best Documentary, “King Gimp” took the Documentary Short Subject Oscar, “My Mother Dreams the Satan’s Disciples in New York” won the Academy Award for Live Action Short and Alexandre Petrov won the Oscar for “The Old Man and the Sea.” Get the full list of winners here at indieWIRE.com.

The Winners are…

For the best performance by an actor in a leading role

Kevin Spacey in AMERICAN BEAUTY (DreamWorks)

For the best performance by an actress in a leading role

Hilary Swank in BOYS DON’T CRY (Fox Searchlight)

For the best performance by an actor in a supporting role

Michael Caine in THE CIDER HOUSE RULES (Miramax)

For the best performance by an actress in a supporting role

Angelina Jolie in GIRL, INTERRUPTED (Columbia)

For the best achievement in art direction

SLEEPY HOLLOW (Paramount and Mandalay) Art Direction: Rick Heinrichs

Set Decoration: Peter Young

For the best achievement in cinematography

AMERICAN BEAUTY (DreamWorks) Conrad L. Hall

For the best achievement in costume design

TOPSY-TURVY (USA Films) Lindy Hemming

For the best achievement in directing

AMERICAN BEAUTY (DreamWorks) Sam Mendes

For the best achievement in documentary features

ONE DAY IN SEPTEMBER

An Arthur Cohn Production Arthur Cohn and Kevin Macdonald

For the best achievement in documentary short subject

KING GIMP

A Whiteford-Hadary/University of Maryland/Tapestry International Production Susan Hannah Hadary and William A. Whiteford